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Guy Rodgers presenting a Minute Market<\/h5>\n

Photo by Nasuna Stuart-Ulin<\/p>\n

August brings us the second wave of Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec with simultaneous weekends in Quebec City at the Morrin Centre (August 3 – 4<\/strong>), and in Knowlton (August 3 – 5<\/strong>). ELAN\u2019s partners have programmed an engaging array of performances and hands-on artistic activities for all ages.\u00a0Click here for full details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ELAN\u2019s 14th\u00a0<\/sup>Annual General Meeting plus Schmoozer and Minute Market are coming up on August 27<\/strong>. The AGM is your chance to meet ELAN office staff and project managers, discuss what we have been working on, and get a glimpse of what is planned for the year ahead. It is also a chance to meet the current board of directors and vote in some new members. I hope to see many of you there.<\/p>\n

I want to pay tribute here to an old friend, Harry Gulkin, who passed away July 23 at the age of 90. I first met Harry in 1986. He was the new Artistic Director of the Saidye Bronfman Centre, and had programmed an ambitious season of theatre, music, readings and visual arts. I had recently graduated from the National Theatre School\u2019s Playwriting Program and convinced Harry to hire me as General Manager of the freshly renovated theatre. We embarked on a tumultuous season that incurred a significant deficit, and were both out of work when the Saidye Bronfman Centre\u2019s chief benefactor put a stop to additional funding, bringing that particular adventure to a screeching halt.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, we both landed on our feet. Harry was immediately hired by SODEC (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de d\u00e9veloppement des entreprises culturelles), the provincial funding agency film and television, and by a happy coincidence, a film producer I was working with received funding from SODEC to develop my script. When ELAN was created, Harry joined our advisory board to share his vast knowledge and passion for the arts.<\/p>\n

The NFB (National Film Board of Canada) documentary, Red Dawn on Main Street<\/a><\/em>, and Bill Brownstein\u2019s tribute in the Montreal Gazette<\/em><\/a> provide some insights into a multi-faceted human being: merchant marine, union activist, retail marketing executive, artistic director, legendary film producer, and tireless champion of Canadian culture. Harry\u2019s impact on Quebec\u2019s cultural scene was immense, and his influence on those who had the privilege to know him was immeasurable.<\/p>\n

Guy Rodgers<\/h5>\n
Executive Director<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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